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+/// `TestOption` is an enumeration of the available test options that can be selected in the skill tree view.
+///
+/// Each value of this enum represents a distinct test option that can be executed.
+/// The `description` getter can be used to get the string representation of each test option.
+enum TestOption {
+  /// Represents the option to run a single test.
+  runSingleTest,
+
+  /// Represents the option to run a test suite including the selected node and its ancestors.
+  runTestSuiteIncludingSelectedNodeAndAncestors,
+
+  /// Represents the option to run all tests in a category.
+  runAllTestsInCategory,
+}
+
+/// An extension on the `TestOption` enum to provide a string representation for each test option.
+///
+/// This extension adds a `description` getter on `TestOption` to easily retrieve the human-readable
+/// string associated with each option. This is particularly helpful for UI display purposes.
+extension TestOptionExtension on TestOption {
+  /// Gets the string representation of the test option.
+  ///
+  /// Returns a human-readable string that describes the test option. This string is intended
+  /// to be displayed in the UI for user selection.
+  String get description {
+    switch (this) {
+      /// In case of a single test option, return the corresponding string.
+      case TestOption.runSingleTest:
+        return 'Run single test';
+
+      /// In case of a test suite option that includes selected node and ancestors, return the corresponding string.
+      case TestOption.runTestSuiteIncludingSelectedNodeAndAncestors:
+        return 'Run test suite including selected node and ancestors';
+
+      /// In case of an option to run all tests in a category, return the corresponding string.
+      case TestOption.runAllTestsInCategory:
+        return 'Run all tests in category';
+
+      /// In case of an undefined or unknown test option, return a generic unknown string.
+      /// This case should ideally never be hit if all enum values are handled.
+      default:
+        return 'Unknown';
+    }
+  }
+
+  /// Converts a [description] string to its corresponding [TestOption] enum value.
+  ///
+  /// This method is helpful for converting string representations of test options
+  /// received from various sources (like user input or server responses) into
+  /// their type-safe enum equivalents.
+  ///
+  /// Returns the matching [TestOption] enum value if found, otherwise returns `null`.
+  static TestOption? fromDescription(String description) {
+    switch (description) {
+      case 'Run single test':
+        return TestOption.runSingleTest;
+      case 'Run test suite including selected node and ancestors':
+        return TestOption.runTestSuiteIncludingSelectedNodeAndAncestors;
+      case 'Run all tests in category':
+        return TestOption.runAllTestsInCategory;
+      default:
+        return null; // or throw an exception, or provide a default value, as per your requirement
+    }
+  }
+}